Cover; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Exception; 1 For the Protection of People and the State; 2 Defining Suspects; 3 The Trial; 4 Citizens of the World; 5 Outlaws; 6 Judgment; Conclusion: Towards a Real State of Exception; Appendix 1: Excerpt from the 1910 Immigration Act; Appendix 2: Section 98 of the Criminal Code of Canada, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, ch. 36; Appendix 3: Excerpt from Memorandum for the Prime Minister Re: Bill 73: An Act to Amend Section 98 of the Criminal Code, 12 June 1936; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
An Exceptional Law showcases how the emergency law used to repress labour activism during the First World War became normalized with the creation of Section 98 of the Criminal Code, following the Winnipeg General Strike
